पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 4, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra54.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha38.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

Toronto, Canada — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:14
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:06 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:22 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°
Longitude: -79.3832°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871238.27
Julian Day2459703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1650°), declination 15.91°, EoT 3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2022-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)